New third party company SiYang Culture have updated their Weibo accounty with images of the first prototypes of their Legends scale G1 Trainboit Getsuei & Seizan.
These are new G1 Trainbots for the competitive Legends scale market. As we can see from the first images, these seem to be pretty detailed renditions of Getsuei in robot and train mode and Seizan in robot mode. For those wondering about the scale, we also have comparison shots next to other Legends scale toys.
We still have no concrete information about price or release date, but stay tuned with this space for more updates. See the mirrored images after the jump and then share your impressions on the 2005 Boards!
Lex79
Their Metroplex has a fair price for a figure its size…I hope this Trainbots will also be cheaper than, say, Magic Square combiners.
David Hingtgen
I get it, and I somewhat agree.
NOCV
That's why you're one of my favorites around here, Dave!
marvel b
Oh my! Love how they look! They're welcomed into my collection!
Not with THAT attitude!
Swindlerfan
jessie what the hell are you talking about
RameezTheElite
Then looks like the electric trains better start making choo-choo noises or else…
David Hingtgen
The ferroequinologist in me feels compelled to point out that electric trains don't make any sort of a choo-choo noise.
Switchblade
I didn't make the connection that this project and the Metroplex was the same company. That guy turned out well and, while I have no emotional connection to them, I really like the old school 80s robot vibe this team has. Not going to jump on a preorder, but I'm keeping this set on my radar.
NOCV
Ahem ..
CHOOCHOOMOTHERFU
These dudes are looking solid. That is a lot of blue though. His arms and thighs should be black.
RameezTheElite
Wait I can’t tell if you agree or disagree.
But either way yes I love my legends for being playable. A lot of complex legends toys still manage to accomplish this
mjh55
I can’t see a preorder for these on show z (who are typically premature and would be all over this by now)- are there any updates on ETA directly from SiYang?
Hobart Paving
Not in the slightest. Legends were made as inexpensive, simplified, versions of larger toys. They were supposed to fun little fiddle-bots, quick to transform and enjoyable to play with.
Third-party Legends embraced this philosophy, giving us Iron Factory, War in Pocket, and the Palm Collection among others.
It was only when the global Sunbow pandemic reached Legends, combined with the influx of Masterpiece refugees, that unnecessarily complicated, fiddly, toys started being praised for their ‘engineering’ and posed once then put on a shelf.
Legends were toys first and foremost, designed to be played with, and as far as I’m concerned should still be. Hopefully these will join MSS in keeping that alive.
RameezTheElite
I second this, they have double jointed elbows, ankle tilts and hip skirts, so they're ahead of the curve already at this scale compared to a dollar store toy. It seems like the Legends game is very difficult to get into, and there's a 50/50 chance of success.
Zeta and XTB tried, and although their Superion is growing on me more and more, the individual bot modes pale in comparison to other combiners. XTB's attempt was laughed at before they even released their first offering.
Then you have MSS who have passed the bar and gone above and beyond in regards to every metric.
Seems like the market (Us) is pretty strict on expectations, which is a good thing. Legends figures aren't supposed to be "Dumbed down" figures. They're supposed to be smaller scaled figures with clever engineering that allows them to pack in so much into a smaller scale. We were right to reject DX9's Chromedome as a cashgrab, and XTB as well. These figures look good so far with what we have, and if they meet the minimum expectations then I'll be buying them for sure!
TIKnTIN
they may not scream "premium" like NA does, but i feel they look better than the likes of zeta mini aerialbots, xtb fuzz or dx9-mini chromedome! i'm hoping they will be decent around maybe MFT level, which i think would be fine for me.
RameezTheElite
I have no connection to any train bots but this is where that connection begins
lilcarus
i don't know maybe it is just me and the fact that i have no real connection to the train bots. or it could be that i am just jaded as fuck. but these just don't look good to me…honestly
they are really giving me cheap dollor store toy vibes. i understand and get scaled down simplified bot forms. but a tiny bit of pizazz could have done wonders for these brick looking figs.
it's 2024 we have the technology to do better than this especially at this scale.
Hydro
So glad we're getting updates on these guys. They look good and hopefully they'll be about as tall as IF Liokaiser
Tanafor
They are using the same basic tooling, makes sense to have the remold ready at the same time. But Blue Trainguy looks… Too blue? Perhaps it isn't finished yet.
Dirge121
First two are looking pretty good so far, hopefully we can get an idea of price and release schedule soon.
Currywurst
Assuming Newage will never touch these guys, I hope this company will treat them with more paint and equal detailing to their Metroplex.
I know boxart replicating the original Diaclone art is a pipedream, but I'm still dreaming.